"By the way, I sold cars for 3 years, my uncle is the general manager of a dealership also. I was amazed at the lack of customer service some dealerships had. Every dealership I called, I spoke directly to the internet/fleet department. About 3 of them never called me back. I had one fleet manager who I spoke to, he said "They are unloading some right now, let me go check and call you back." He never called! I guess they don't want to sell cars."
Dude exactly! And the finance manager was a straight ass. When I was searching for an Envoy, every GMC location called me back or got back to me via email. I was lucky to get 2 calls back out of 10 dealerships from Nissan. I guess it doesnt matter when you get consumers anyways.
The guy I got our Titan from was awesome...he was so great we went straight to him for the PF and he knew exactly what I wanted. He had remembered some of the little things I had complained about from 9 months back. If anybody in Kansas City is considering a Nissan I would reccomend this dealer. We actually had the other car we were considering with us while we were at the Nissan Dealership and when my husband took the car back the sales managers exact words were "you are stupid because Nissan's loose their value quick". My husband being the nice guy he was just laughed at him and walked out. We paid $300 over invoice.
...And just out of curiosity, what did you guys pay "OTD?"
Sorry, I don't know what "OTD" means. But I also paid $500 over invoice for mine (a net of $2510 off MSRP).
I actually had a best offer of $100 under invoice, but that particular dealer did not have a model I wanted in-stock. The dealer I bought from had the advantage of having exactly what I wanted on his lot, ready to go.
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'05 Pathfinder LE 4X4 - Red Braun/Desert, Nav
'03 G35C 6MT - Diamond Graphite/Graphite, Premium, Nav
My wife and I are interested in purchasing the PF sometime in the late summer '05, but we've been told that it's not a good idea to buy the first year of a redesign car. The kinks are still being worked out? Does anyone have any comments on this, and do you know when the '06 will be available?
Nissan has had a great past with the previous Pathfinder, so they might know enough to keep this Pathfinder fine, but I know that my Armada has had some trouble. 8 window regulators replaced, brakes on their second set of pads (soon to be third) after 14K miles, headliner coming undone, numerous squeaks and rattles, BALD tires, smell coming from AC, faulty fuel sensors, etc etc. If this says anything about Nissan's new quality standards, their past experiences with Pathfinders might not make up for anything.
I've had my 05 SE for about a week and a half now and love it. It's black with graphite interior. I haven't seen another in my area yet. It's funny when I was shopping for one. The dealership by me wouldn't work a price at all so I emailed every dealership within a two hour drive to see if they had the one I wanted in stock and who could give the best deal. I ended up driving two hours to Sloane Nissan and actually got the truck for $600 under invoice. I had an offer in Brookly that was $500 under invoice and Sloane beat it. The dealer by me laughed when I told them the price I could get out of the area and told me it was impossiable and I would be let down when I got their and the deal suddenly changed. The delivered price(tax,tags,etc.) that I was quoted was what it was and I bought it that day. I hink I'm going to stop by my local dealer to ask about accesories just to show them how funny my deal was. Their loss. If your looking to buy check out of the area for big dealers that deal in bulk and have the exact model you want on the lot. You could save alot that way. Good luck to all the other Pathy owners...
My dealer didn't stock the Rubber Mats yet, so I got them online from CourtesyParts.com instead. Quick delivery and decent pricing. Very convenient.
Thanks Kojo62! Just ordered some of these from Courtesy. These are nice with the PF logo and the attachment to the front drivers floor. The price sure beats the aftermarket, but I guess we will have to buy aftermarket for the 3rd row unless Nissan delivers that.
Thanks Kojo62! Just ordered some of these from Courtesy. These are nice with the PF logo and the attachment to the front drivers floor. The price sure beats the aftermarket, but I guess we will have to buy aftermarket for the 3rd row unless Nissan delivers that.
Fortunately for me, I still had some aftermarket rubber floor mats from my old 4Runner that I'd traded. The back seat mats from that set fit into my Pathy's 3rd row, so I'll probably just be going with those.
They're not a custom-fit like the Nissan mats, nor do they have that "moat" around the edges for containment. But I guess they'll do ... nobody's gonna be sitting back there in mine too much anyway!
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'05 Pathfinder LE 4X4 - Red Braun/Desert, Nav
'03 G35C 6MT - Diamond Graphite/Graphite, Premium, Nav
I doubt I will ever use the 3rd row either. Oh well, it was still fun to joke around to my mother in law telling her we were having 5 kids. She about had a heart attack!
Emil,
I agree with you on a back mat that covers the third row as well.
I ordered the cargo mat from my dealer; however, upon its arrival and looking at it, I decided not to buy it. It covered such a small space. My Golden Retriever wouldn't fit in that small of an area.
Islander
I am waiting for someone to make a cargo area cover that will cover the 3rd row also. I shall buy that once it's available.
I am also waiting on the same thing, as my 3rd row stays folded into the floor most of the time, in-favor of the cargo space. Also, did anyone notice that there seem to already be pre-molded cutouts back there for a cargo cover?
I noticed that there were two capped areas in the walls just next to the 3rd row seats, which look as if they might be receptacles for the "roller" part of a cargo shade. There's also two notches on each side in the back end opening that appear to be where you would hook in the bottom end of the drawn shade to hold it in place.
So it seems as if Nissan has already planned for a cargo shade. I just hope they actually go ahead and release one.
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'05 Pathfinder LE 4X4 - Red Braun/Desert, Nav
'03 G35C 6MT - Diamond Graphite/Graphite, Premium, Nav
I just took delivery on my Storm Gray 05 Pathfinder LE, all bells and whistles. I paid $100 under invoice (even had a dealer far away trying to give me $600 under invoice!), but had to wait over a month for delivery. It was quite amazing. Between the time I ordered, and actually took delivery, my dealer received no less than three exact same configuration Pathys. You can bet that every time I saw one arrive, I called the dealer - "Is it mine?!?"
I too, am anviously awaiting the release of a cargo protector. Nissan had a really nice one for my 2000 Xterra - considering I would pile rocks, woodchips, firewood and everything else under the sun in there...I'm sure it's a really good idea to get one for the Pathfinder. This weekend, I'm going to get a carpet remnant to protect it until the cargo cover is available from Nissan.
Just ordered some of these from Courtesy. These are nice with the PF logo and the attachment to the front drivers floor. The price sure beats the aftermarket, but I guess we will have to buy aftermarket for the 3rd row unless Nissan delivers that.
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